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The Suncharms

by The Suncharms

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Sparkle 02:40
When the sun shines down I wanna be with you I wanna hold and kiss you And experience magical things Let's find a timeless place where time will never part us When I'm with you everything sparkles and shines When I'm with you I lose myself in your eyes , in your eyes, beautiful eyes Let's find a timeless place where time will never part us x2
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Reflections 04:16
Dreamily staring into rain soaked streets - I see reflections of colourful frames The sunshine friendship was lost When your unkind words plagued my dreams Chorus:-Sometimes I feel so vulnerable like I'm falling and drifting away Enclosing my thoughts flowers my mind, my mind, my mind .. (repeat chorus)
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One day our looks will fade away The things we know will never stay The people we love - old and grey The mirror reflects the countless times the tears have flowed from your eyes Time will heal time will scar - time the ruler of us all
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One I See 04:26
Should love be all that I long for? What matters? Will I be happy? Will everything fall into place? Will I be hurt, rejected again? Will I find love? That girl the one I see Who steps right through me That girl the one I see who doesn't see me Should love be all that I long for? What matters? Will I be happy? Will everything fall into place? Will I be hurt, rejected again will I find love? That girl the one I see who steps right through me That girl the one I see who doesn't see me Will I long for more? Will I long, long for more?
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Tranquil Day 02:54
I'm on a cliff And I'm looking out to sea Just you and me letting the world pass us by It's a tranquil day and it feels like a dream making pictures with the clouds The golden rays stream through my window and I wonder if this will be my day My day...my day It's a tranquil day and it feels like a dream making pictures with the clouds.
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Wash Away 03:40
Your life is like a spiral you search for something deeper Your eyes are sad your skin's so pale Don't let dreams fade away What can I say to help you float away? - I can't sleep at night Don't do tomorrow what you could do today or your life will wash away your life will wash away Wash away , wash away Let it flow , let it flow , let it flow Your life will wash away ....( repeat to fade )
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She Feels 04:16
She's on the shore Dreaming of a silver plane To take her far away Her hair falls into her jade eyes Hiding the way she feels She feels, she feels, she feels Under the shade of a tree Enchanted by the colours around She sees the madness of her life - the madness of her life Of her life , of her life She feels, she feels, she feels
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Spaceship 04:36
Space space ship If I took a space ship would you follow me into the galaxy? Would you look down from the stars at that blue and green sphere down below We're back on earth And you look so wonderful Against the night sky and those city lights You look so cool You look so cool In those shades you look so cool The world's cascading Lay beside me The world's cascading The world's cascading ...
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Sort It Out 04:02
Walking the streets Street lamps light our way Stand at our corner Where we always talk I know how you feel - bitterness and pain They put you down because you're not the same A tear down your cheek Don't cry we'll sort it out A tear down your cheek Don't cry we'll sort it We'll sort it out -oh we'll sort it out We can be ourselves when we are together Not acting with others We can be how we want to be
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He has friends but feels alone No one really understands how sad he is The world seems so angry and he's sensitive He escapes in daydreams and walks in the rain He's always on the verge of tears Of tears , of tears Emotions tied around his neck become tighter and tighter Same place and faces Oh why don't moments of pleasure last forever He doesn't want to age and feel these pressures He's always on the verge of tears Of tears, of tears ,of tears ( x2 )
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One of these days I'll find a girl Pack a bag to India I'll tell no-one where I'm going Let the breeze take us away But Hey! I don't want tomorrow to be today But Hey! I don't want tomorrow to be today I don't know - maybe it's better to experience things when there are two of you - maybe on a magic carpet ride? So let's go! But Hey! I don't want tomorrow to be today But Hey! I don't want tomorrow to be today
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Step into the sun Chewing gum - it sure would be fun Driving a beach buggy into the sun Step outside feel the rain against my face -takes me to that place Step into the sun it sure would be fun Step into the sun it sure would be fun Chewing gum it sure would be fun Driving a beach buggy into the sun Step outside feel the rain against my face - takes me to that place Step into the sun It sure would be fun ( repeat )
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Retrospective album compiling all our original recordings from 1990/1991.
14 tracks including the two 12" EPs on Wilde Club Records as well as compilation tracks and previously unreleased songs.

CD version released by Cloudberry Records.

credits

released June 21, 2016

Marcus Palmer - vocals / tambourine
Matt Neale - Guitar
John Malone - Guitar
Richard Farnell - Bass
Chris Ridley - Drums

Review from Bliss Aquamarine:-
THE SUNCHARMS s/t CD (Cloudberry)
Out now on Cloudberry Records' Cloudberry Cake Kitchen series of reissued/archival recordings is this 14-song compilation from early 1990s Sheffield band The Suncharms. All the songs from their two EPs on Wilde Club Records, which I bought back in the 90s, are here along with six demo tracks which are new to me. The album is nicely packaged with sleeve notes on the history of the band, and memorabilia pictures including a fanzine that featured them alongside loads of other familiar names from the DIY indiepop scene of the time, such as Librarian, The Marigolds, The Bedflowers, The Vicarage Garden, etc, and a music press cutting in which The Suncharms' self-titled EP was reviewed alongside The Sea Urchins' Please Don't Cry, the first record I ever heard from The Sea Urchins, who were soon to become my very favourite band. This is all very nostalgic and meaningful stuff for me, dating as it does from the exact time that I was discovering the world of indiepop.
The EP tracks are characterised by a juxtaposition of gentle melodies and hushed vocals with relentlessly noisy guitars, producing an overall sound that bridges the gap between the noisier end of indiepop and shoegaze. Occasionally I hear aspects of The Suncharms' sound that may even appeal to the psychedelic crowd, such as how Reflections begins and ends with some beautifully atmospheric moments with an almost psych-folk quality, and Time Will Tell includes some drawn-out, fuzzy guitar work that is unusually rockish for a band who were, and continue to be, embraced by the indiepop scene, a musical community with a general reputation for looking askance at such things as guitar solos. The Suncharms weren't interested in playing by the rules of any specific scene, they just played the music they enjoyed, a 'be yourself' attitude that is deserving of applause.
On the whole however, The Suncharms' music isn't particularly psychedelic or rock, much less folk. One I See is a fine slice of buzzsaw pop that would have fitted right in on the Subway label, combined with lashings of swirling wah-wah. There are some really great noisepop songs here like Tranquil Day and Walk Away, whilst She Feels is a full-on shoegaze track that should quite frankly have made The Suncharms just as popular as all the big names from that scene, and Spaceship has a good balance of fuzzy dreampop haze and powerpop oomph. Most of the demos show a different side to The Suncharms' sound, tending towards being janglier, less shoegazey, and falling more squarely into the indiepop category. Sort it Out is fantastic late 80s/early 90s jangly indiepop, the kind that always brings a smile to my face. Verge of Tears is a catchy indiepop song about a sensitive and emotional man, set to a pairing of jangle and crunchy, fuzzy noise. Into the Sun is brilliant tuneful noisepop in the best late 80s/early 90s style. On Reflection is introspective and delicate indiepop interspersed with a wall of swirling noise that hints at the shoegaze sound that would be developed further on their vinyl EPs.
Whether you're into jangly or noisy indiepop or shoegaze, this album is an absolute must. It's also great to know that The Suncharms have reformed and are currently writing and rehearsing new material. Let's hope there will be more new releases from them soon! In the meantime, the compilation album can be obtained from www.cloudberryrecords.com. If you're in the UK, Vinyl Exchange has a limited number of copies in stock.

Review from Ultrablissfulnoise:-
ultrablissfulnoise.tumblr.com/post/145357353583/before-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-a

VIDEOS:-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8BnYv59vvU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfse-JBS23s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBDPutohlAM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZXXSksKG8A

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The Suncharms Sheffield, UK

The Suncharms are a Sheffield based indie/shoegaze band.
2016 CD compilation on Cloudberry Records.
2018 7" single on Slumberland Records:
slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com/album/red-dust
The 2021 debut album on Sunday Records: sundayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/distant-lights
The 2023 second album Things Lost on Sunday Records:
sundayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/things-lost
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